Let's break this one down.…So you can see ...…Right off the bat, that my hand is shifting positions…during every small phrase.…So the first phrase (plays guitar)…I am playing on the third string, E to G. (plays guitar)…And when I get to the G,…on the 8th fret of the second string,…I'm adding my B.B. King vibrato. (plays guitar)…Okay, nice and fast. (plays guitar)…So I'm basically working…out of the major pentatonic scale there.…

(plays guitar)…Then I move up to the 10th position…and now I'm working out of the minor pentatonic scale.…(plays guitar)…And I'm going: (plays guitar)…So I'm going to start with 1, 10, (plucks guitar string)…or D, (plucks guitar string)…and then I'm going to play 2, 11. (plucks guitar strings)…But I'm going to bend the 11,…the second string, up slightly. (strums guitar)…To put a little schmutz on it. (plays guitar)…Then I move up to the 11th position, (plays guitar)…

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2/28/2017

Blues rhythm guitar is an integral part of the blues. Essentially, it's what guitarists do between solos—which ends up being a substantial portion of any gig. It helps you find your groove with the rhythm section. In this course, follow Steve Trovato as he shows how to play blues rhythm guitar. Although the blues is a somewhat unstructured discipline that welcomes riffing and personal interpretation, the 50+ examples that Steve provides are presented in a structured, easy-to-follow manner, so it's easier for you to learn from them. Each example has a four-measure intro, or turnaround, which gives you four measures to figure out the tempo and the feel of the tune before you start playing.

Note: This course was created and produced by Alfred Music. We are honored to host this training in our library.

Topics include:

Tuning

The medium shuffle

Straight eighths

The blues/rock shuffle

Uptown/jump blues

Slow blues

Mambo blues

Practicing techniques such as slides, bending, vibrato, and the trill and the rake